Feb 22, 2020 the new darth revan black series force fx lightsaber has been unveiled this weekend and is coming soon. Kylo ren or ben solo as he was born, was the son of leia organa and han solo. No one is asking for revan and kylo ren to visually appear in the same movie. Dec, 2015 how and why kylo ren s mask was designed eric eisenberg. Powers and abilities analysis by darthbane77 august 30, 2016 5 comments i want to make it abundantly clear that this is not a respect thread for kylo ren. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. So kylo ren completely replaced revan in the newcanon. Both play with similar themes, and revan could hold the key to kylo s redemption. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options.
Star wars books and comics about kylo ren a youtini. The darth revan force fx elite lightsaber even comes with a removable kyber crystal that not only glows inside the hilt when the power button is press but will continue to glow for up to 2 minutes after removed, before fading out. Star wars darth revan the black series force fx elite. Also i love how this is supposed to be the movie confirming it as canon when its nothing from the movie and is actually a referencr to some term from some silly companion dictionary that abrams and the directors likely had nothing to do with writing. Theres also the interesting note that revan s costume looks almost identical to kylo ren s. Published on jan 17, 2018 after popular request i make a comparison of kylo ren and rey to the legends characters from star wars knights of the old republic known as darth revan. Mar 11, 2020 from ben solos fall from the jedi order to his fascination with darth vader, the series goes into every aspect of kylo ren s development. The rise of kylo ren on ben solos turn writer charles soule and artist will sliney tell about capturing the subtle emotion and sweeping mythology inherent in ben solos epic journey to the dark side. Kylo ren looks like an adapted version of darth revan in. Kylo ren, also known as ben solo, ben swolo, crylo ren, and that emo bastard, was a darth vader fanboy, the emo son of han solo and leia organa, a force sensitive, the former apprentice of luke skywalker and apprentice of supreme leader snoke of the first order. The old republic, and features the character revan, who was the player character in the 2003 video game star wars. Kylo rens resemblance to darth revan may not be accidental. After popular request i make a comparison of kylo ren and rey to the legends characters from star wars knights of the old republic known as darth revan and bastila shan.
Theres a clear distinction, seeing as how the knights are part of the first order and the sith followed the rule of two. Lucasfilm makes knights of the old republics revan canon again. Secrets from the dark side vault edition by daniel wallace feb 10, 2012. Likewise revan was basically remembered as someone who was both jedi and sith and mastered both side of the force. Adopting the name of kylo ren, the former ben solo paid a high price for the power of the dark side, becoming isolated from all that he once loved.
He would also know where to find his grandfathers mask, as leia would have told the story of her fathers redemption, to her children. The knights of ren, an organization of less powerful forcewielders led by kylo ren, also appear briefly in a vision to rey. When the force awakens came out, it was abundantly clear that kylo ren wasnt actually darth revan, and the reason for all the secrecy surrounding kylo ren was because he was actually ben solo, and his story appeared to be incredibly similar to another character from star wars legends, jacen solo, the jedi son of han solo and leia organa who. As noted, hes clearly inspired by the same trends in sith fashion and its also one of the few darth names outside of vader that actually sounds good. The last jedi novel is going to please fans that want kylo ren and rey to get together. Inspired designs on tshirts, posters, stickers, home decor, and more by independent artists and designers from around the world. I know you mean because of broad similarity in the mask, but thats a very minimal thing. Abrams went about creating the blackandsilver look for kylo ren. While discussing the iconic mask of darth vader, kaplan was specifically asked how he, his team and j. The force awakens, kylo ren was a mysterious new villain who reminded many star wars fans of the expanded universe now legends character from knights of the old republic. Lets take a more indepth look at revan s history and discover how it could play a significant part in the story of kylo ren. Dec 23, 2014 the new generation of evil is reverent of the past atrocities darth vader brought to the galaxy far, far away. And kylo ren will be out for revenge against the fledgling forcewielder who disfigured him. Kylo ren is a featured article, which means it has been identified as one of the best articles produced by the disney wiki community.
Lucasfilms slow buildup to darth revan in star wars canon. Kylo ren looks like an adapted version of darth revan in star. Later, ben would join the knights of ren and become their master after killing their former leader, adopting kylo ren as his new name. Unless, of course, kylo ren eventually takes the name darth revan for himself. Revan and kylo ren in star wars the rise of skywalker. Rise of skywalker officially makes darth revan star wars canon. The force awakens, the villain kylo ren looks like an adapted version of darth revan in costume and mask.
While hes still not as stable as vader, he does successfully murder and usurp snoke as supreme leader of the first order. Its pretty clear, at least in this fans mind, that darth vader reigns supreme. Lets take a more indepth look at revans history and discover how it could play a significant part in the story of kylo ren. Kreia, meetra surik and revan vs luke skywalker rey and. Your name on his wrist has been the only constant in his life, while you have doubts about his existence and his acceptance of you. Written by drew karpyshyn, the novel was released on november 15, 2011. Darth revan was the star of the knights of the old republic video games on the original xbox and theres been a solid fan obsession with him since his debut in 2003. The force awakens childrens book has appeared on amazon and our friends over at jedibibliothek has the cover to it. Ren was born as ben solo, the son of han solo and leia organa, a year after episode vi return of the jedi, in which his parents and uncle luke defeated the galactic empire and its leader emperor palpatine. However, revan s cynosure was especially powerful for someone with both the light and dark side within them.
Darth revan from knights of the old republic is canon. Decades of books and comics and games including kotor. And most kotor stuff that people want to see recanonised, revan wouldnt be wearing a mask for. The rise of skywalker officially made darth revan, along with a group of.
Star wars books and comics about kylo ren a youtini curated. Kylo ren is the synthesis of the broodiness of anakin skywalker and the ominousness of darth vader. This is one of the coolest covers i have ever seen from a force awakens book. Kyle breaux, longtime star wars fan of the movies, shows, and books.
Kylo ren really wants to be darth vader in the force awakens, but he is far more emotionally unstable, conflicted, and inexperienced to pull that off. Snoke and kylo ren, although not sith, the former being a powerful dark side user created by sidious as a puppet. Kylo ren s mask does not look much like darth revan s mask to me beyond a small eye visor. Sorry, im just confused about how anybody who has even a general idea of who these people are could be confused about who is more powerful. Kylo ren quickly stood up, motioning the knights to. Star wars darth vader dark visions rise of skywalker.
With other costumes looking like darth revan, and rumors kylos sword is ancient, it seems to depict a reality where the artifact collector rumors are true. Revan was a galactic hero who bassicaly destroyed all of the mandolorians. In the force awakens, rey informs kylo ren shes learned his deepest fear. From ben solos fall from the jedi order to his fascination with darth vader, the series goes into every aspect of kylo ren s development. How and why kylo rens mask was designed cinemablend. Knights of the old republic, in which revan attempts to recover his lost memories from the period of the mandalorian wars and from his and malaks travels to discover. My problem with rey is shes learned the mind trick out of the blue with no training at all, tk was fine. Even earlier, an official book suggested a link between kylo rens.
Revan is the third in a series of novels based on the mmorpg star wars. Star wars reveals the bloody origin of kylo rens lightsaber. Ren, like revan, began as part of the new jedi order. Who indeed would go on to follow in his uncles and grandfathers footsteps, to train in the ways of the jedi. I believe in the books, darth bane was influenced by a sith holocron of revan. There are a lot of other similarities too, as screen rant notes. Mens tunic hooded robe for darth revan costume black outfit. Hasbro star wars the black series kylo ren action figure for. Kylo ren has nothing to do with revan, nor does anything else in these games have anything to do with the force awakens. Though a servant of the dark side, he still struggles against the pull of the light side of the. The book details the events of revan s life after the events of star wars. Kylo ren is a fictional character and major antagonist in the star wars franchise. Star wars fans were more than a little bummed when news was announced that the expanded star wars universe which spanned books, tv.
Revans cynosure chapter 1, a star wars fanfic fanfiction. Revan was op because he was a powerful sith lord mindwiped, he already knew everything he learned and was just rediscovering it. The son of han solo and leia organa, ben solo was seduced by the dark side of the force and renamed himself kylo ren, becoming the first orders champion and supreme leader snokes student. He also appears in related media in the star wars expanded universe. Episode viii the last jedi sidious and vader, both mentioned. Revan may not have been returned to canon whole cloth, or even by name just yet, but theres a lot of elements in canon that are integral to his story, such as the mandalorian wars, have already been reintroduced. For many reasons, kylo ren is based on several characters in the legends universe and one is revan, his armor, his story, his power, there is clearly inspiration in revan to create kylo ren, fans know it. This mod will replace kylo ren with the classic darth revan from kotor this mod includes custom resculpted retextured meshes based directly on the original kotor model, custom lightsaber, star cards, hero portrait, custom text, introoutro music, revan voice lines and emotes. The magic of what makes kylo ren work is exactly this dilemma and so much more. Aside from their similar garb, the two seem to be following a similar character trajectory, and the decisions revan made provide significant insights into where kylo ren might be headed. Kylo ren s resemblance to darth revan may not be accidental. Lomotan does have a lot of cool pieces featuring maul, boba fett, darth revan and darth vader. If kylo ren is in fact the son of han and leia, then that makes him the grandson of anakin skywalker darth vader, and this would make his obsession with vader, a connected plotline.
Alongside a group of followers called revanites, revan has returned to destroy both the republic and the empire, similar to kylo ren s goal in star wars film, the last jedi. He proved to be sensitive to the force like his mother and uncle. Nov 16, 2018 fans immediately thought of darth revan when lucasfilm revealed kylo rens first image. Theres no question that his mask bears much more resemblance to revans than it does vaders. The link between kylo rens lightsaber and star wars. Not that id be opposed to hale portraying both femrevan and bastila. If revan is brought back into canon by mentions in a book, it doesnt matter in what laborious detail they describe his helmet, anyone capable of reading will be able to differentiate him from kylo. Kylo killed his father and seeks to destroy his mothers resistance and the remnants of the jedi order. Discover unique things to do, places to eat, and sights to see in the best destinations around the world with bring me. Darth revan classic from knights of the old republic at. Revan is a fictional character in the bioware video game star wars. Star wars the black series darth revan figure is back.
Revans story is further explored in drew karpyshyns 2011 novella star wars. Some complained about the crackling crimson crosshilt lightsaber. A kylo ren x modern reader in a soulmate au with canon divergence. All orders are custom made and most ship worldwide within 24 hours. The book details the events of revans life after the events of star wars. The black color is obviously reminiscent of darth vader who seems to be a hero of kylo ren s, but the silver. That one line reminded us again of the longstanding debate over which sith lord was the most powerful in star wars. He would also don the uniform of a sith, with a black cloak and a mask resembling darth revan s sith attire from the legends series and officially join the first order as snokes disciple and a warlord of. Kylo ren is a fictional character in the star wars franchise. The allusion reappears in a physical manifestation of revan, grabbing kylo ren by the throat and gazing into his eyes. Kylo ren may be powerful, but he is less than a match for the dark side of the force as yielded by his grandfather. So what if luke somehow found the remains of darth revan s red lightsaber. Originally conceived of as the jedi killer, he leads the knights of ren and uprooted lukes jedi academy by either converting or killing his classmates.
It features beautiful artwork of rey battling kylo ren on starkiller base. He was reborn as darth revan and, along with his padawanturnedsith. This looks more like vindicans mask than revan s to me, though it still isnt that close to vindicans either. Personally, i am reminded of darth revans mask, when looking at kylo ren, but then again, revans is more of a complete helmet type dome, where as kylo rens looks like the front face plate. Rey kylo ren poe dameron finn armitage hux phasma rose tico. Because he had both the light and the dark side within him, the relic could be used by a force user of either side. Darth revan s sith empire wooden beer mug, star wars engraved beer mug gift, handmade wooden mug. When he was introduced to fans in the months leading up to episode vii, reactions varied. Youre afraid that youll never be as strong as darth vader. Kylo ren vs darth vader force of darkness a star wars fan. Lucasfilms slow buildup to darth revan in star wars canon that. Darth revan from knights of the old republic is canon big whup. Kylo ren probably knew about and was inspired by revan.
Kylo rens lightsaber is an unusual design, dating back. Revan was a sith lord and the namesake of the sith eternals 3rd legion. Revan s story is further explored in drew karpyshyns 2011 novella star wars. The audio version of the book is voiced by marc thompson. Book depository books with free delivery worldwide. One year after the end of the mandalorian wars, darth revan returned to. Darth revan my favourite sith, looks so hardcore former jedi master, darth revan, in the video game knights of the old republic. Fans immediately thought of darth revan when lucasfilm revealed kylo ren s first image. Kylo ren is a obssesed wanna be who is so confused about himself he kills he dad for possible closure. Is it just me, or does this seriously look like revan. Kylo ren was impressive, he was ripping tie fighters out of the sky, crushing star ships and he used the force to oneshot a solar system and he stomped luke. Theres no question that his mask bears much more resemblance to revan s than it does vaders. He is already the supreme leader, searching the universe to find you, his empress. I recently made a whole bunch of changes to patreon, so please consider checking it out.
Both play with similar themes, and revan could hold the key to kylos. Knights of the old republic, in which he is the playable protagonist. The history of kylo ren from the star wars sequel trilogy. Enjoy the comic book spinoff cashgrab that well get as a result. After all, revan was originally a member of the jedi order before he and. Jul 18, 2019 a fanfilm by seize the frame force of darkness is a nonprofit unofficial fanfilm that is not intended for commercial use. Resoundingly, it was hard not to think the obvious. Kylo ren is the chosen name of ben solo, the only child of original star wars trilogy characters han solo and princess leia organa. Kylo ren s lightsaber is an unusual design, dating back thousands of years to the great scourge of malachor, the book revealed, then said a bit more about the weapons design although its. Kylo ren vs darth revan by flareemerald77 on deviantart.
Who would win in a fight between darth revan and kylo ren. Given his heritage this would make him a nephew to luke skywalker, and grandson of anakin skywalker darth vader. In mere moments, ren was hurled out of the cave, as the other knights run to him with their own sabers ignited. Kylo ren ben solo rey bodhi rook anakin skywalker darth vader. Jan 18, 2016 the link regards the origins of kylo rens lightsaber, and a revelatory paragraph in a visual dictionary book accompanying the film. Sith legion table also references darth phobos and darth desolous, who. For many reasons, kylo ren is based on several characters in the legends.
For many reasons, kylo ren is based on several characters in the legends universe and one is revan, his armor, his story, his power, there is clearly inspiration in revan to create kylo ren. If you see a way this page can be updated or improved without compromising previous work, please feel free to contribute. Adult tunic hooded robe halloween outfit for kylo ren costume. Its that legend that may very well tie him to kylo ren, and perhaps episode ix. Kylo ren was the chosen name of ben solo, who embraced the ways of the dark side like his grandfather before him.
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